CFP: TV, Radio, Communications (5/26/06; PCA/ACAS, 10/5/06-10/7/06)

Popular Culture Association in the South / American Culture Associationin the South Conference

October 5-7, 2006

Marriott Savannah Riverfront--Savannah, Georgia

Proposals are welcome for individual presentations or entire sessions(traditional presentations, roundtables, or other configurations) ontelevision, radio, or any aspect of communications for the 2006PCAS/ACAS joint conference in Savannah.

The conference is interdisciplinary, and proposals from a wide varietyof subjects are welcome: television narratology; radio stations andcommunity; pedagogical communications; histories of local television;the changing role of the television DP; sociological implications ofprogramming; analyses of individual television series and radioprograms, etc. From Edward R. Murrow to Battlestar Galactica, from JackBenny to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, from Julia Child to The Sopranos, thediversity of topics reflects the breadth of popular culture studies.

For individual presentations: Send the proposal title, an abstract of150 words, and any request for audio-visual equipment (VCR/monitor, DVDplayer, overhead projector, or slide projector only). Be sure toinclude both a professional and home contact address. Individual papersare limited to a maximum reading time of 20 minutes.

For entire sessions: Send a title and 50-word description of thesession, a title and an abstract of 100 words for each presentation, andany request for audio-visual equipment (VCR/monitor, DVD player,overhead projector, or slide projector only). Be sure to includeprofessional as well as home contact addresses for each sessionparticipant. Sessions are scheduled in 90-minute blocks.

Because we have had some difficulty recently with people who submitproposals but then back out of attending the conference after theprogram has been set, acceptance of any proposal will require acommitment to attend the conference. You will be asked simply toconfirm that you have the resources to travel to the meeting inJacksonville and will, barring any unforeseen conflict, be present forthe session in which you are scheduled.

***If you submit your proposal to more than one area chair forPCAS/ACAS, please indicate the double submission.

Covering a full spectrum of topics in popular and American culture,PCAS/ACAS is the most active of the regional popular and Americanstudies associations, with a collegial and dedicated membership ofnearly 400 scholars and interested others from across the nation.Membership in the association includes subscriptions to our twojournals, Studies in Popular Culture and Studies in American Culture.For more information, please visit our website:http://www.pcasacas.org/.

Send proposals to Television, Radio, and Communications Area ChairRhonda Wilcox at rhonda_w_at_gdn.edu by May 26, 2006. Electronicsubmissions are preferred. Include contact information and proposalwithin the body of the email; include the same information in aMicrosoft Word attachment.